On September 13 every year, the date is dedicated to the cause worldwide to make sepsis, sometimes called blood-poisoning or septicaemia, better known and prevent more deaths.
Sepsis happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body's own tissues and organs.
It accounts for at least 11 million deaths across the globe annually. In the UK it kills 48,000 people every year. That is more than breast, bowel and prostate cancers combined.
Red flag symptoms can be a new confused state, high temperature and a fast heart rate.
Vaccination, clean care and early recognition can reduce sepsis deaths by half, according to research.
Find out more about World Sepsis Day or how to get involved by visiting www.worldsepsisday.org/about
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